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High Holy Days Classes

The month of Elul is a time for preparation for the High Holy Days, a time to begin the process of teshuva, or returning. During this month, we traditionally spend time in self-reflection and consideration of where we have been and where we are heading. We can start our inner work through a variety of offerings by the wonderful spiritual teachers in our community.

Learn what traditional Judaism says about your love life, your sex life, your body and more, and how to read the ancient into the modern with love, acceptance, and understanding. A writer and educator, Merissa Nathan Gerson consulted with the writer’s room at Amazon’s hit show, Transparent.

Where do we find “safe space”? How does Judaism understand the notion of Sanctuary? Is there a there there? Together we will explore some core texts elaborating on these unique spaces; and we will apply these ideas to our own lived reality.

We will explore how to move from Judgment to Compassion from three different faith-based perspectives. Our esteemed speakers will share stories about how their traditions inform their work with people too often dismissed as considered “other” and how we might increase compassion through self-reflection, engaged spiritual practice, and social action.

Bring the alchemy of music, mindfulness, and mussar into your preparation for the High Holidays. This daylong retreat will offer you support and companionship in your personal Teshuva work, utilizing silence, song, and teachings from various wisdom traditions.